2006 Miami roster

34 players. From 5 states; the most from Florida (12) and Pennsylvania (2). The 2006 season.

Our source’s roster for 2006 is partial: 34 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
	Kyle Wright QB5-star recruit			Danville, CA	1,655 passing yards, 8 TD
	Kirby Freeman QB4-star recruit			Brownwood, TX	872 passing yards, 7 TD
17	Matt Perrelli QB	6′3″	240	Jupiter, FL	3 passing yards

Running backs 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2006
5	Javarris James RB4-star recruit	6′0″	Immokalee, FL	802 rushing yards, 4 TD
	Tyrone Moss RB5-star recruit		Pompano Beach, FL	285 rushing yards, 3 TD
	Charlie Jones RB5-star recruit		Homestead, FL	206 rushing yards, 4 TD
	Derron Thomas RB			159 rushing yards, 1 TD
	Andrew Johnson RB4-star recruit		Pittsburgh, PA	34 rushing yards

Receivers 4

Player	Hometown	2006
Lance Leggett WR5-star recruit	Arlington, TX	38 catches, 584 yards, 4 TD
Darnell Jenkins WR		13 catches, 183 yards
Ryan Moore WR5-star recruit	Orlando, FL	12 catches, 251 yards, 2 TD
Chris Zellner WR		8 catches, 31 yards, 1 TD

Tight ends 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
	Greg Olsen TE5-star recruit				Wayne, NJ	40 catches, 489 yards, 1 TD

Linebackers 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
	Jon Beason LB					1 INT
	Tavares Gooden ILB4-star recruit				Fort Lauderdale, FL

Defensive backs 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
	Kenny Phillips S5-star recruit			Opa Locka, FL	4 INT
9	Sam Shields DB4-star recruit	6′0″		Sarasota, FL	37 catches, 501 yards, 4 TD
6	Randy Phillips DB4-star recruit	6′1″		Belle Glade, FL	1 INT
24	Chavez Grant DB	5′11″	183	Miami, FL	1 INT
	Brandon Meriweather DB				1 INT
13	Ryan Hill DB4-star recruit	6′0″		Tallahassee, FL	8 catches, 77 yards

Specialists 4

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2006
	Jon Peattie K					12 of 19 field goals
	Brian Monroe P					58 punts, 41.7 average
	Daren Daly K					4 punts, 41.5 average
	Francesco Zampogna K					2 of 2 extra points

Athletes and others 9

Player	Hometown	2006
Bruce Johnson 4-star recruit	Opa Locka, FL	29 returns, 186 yards
Rashaun Jones		12 returns, 62 yards
Glenn Sharpe		2 INT
Lovon Ponder		1 INT
Willie Cooper		1 INT
Khalil Jones		5 catches, 51 yards
James Bryant 4-star recruit	Reading, PA	3 catches, 26 yards, 2 TD
Jerrell Mabry		3 catches, 20 yards, 1 TD
Collin McCarthy		1 return, 10 yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2006 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.